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jgoggan - There is no good reason to replace a Superdish with a Dish 500, except for cosmetic appearance. Superdish should supply as good or better signal for 110 and 119. All that really needs to be done is install the 61.5 wing dish and hook them all up to the appropriate switch (might even be done by unplugging 121 on your existing switch and pluggin in 61.5).

Still using Dish 500 production unit #000001 (pictured prior to upgrade to DPPlusTwin)Olevia 542i fed by ViP622 and 522

I own a 721, bought for the same reasons as everyone else.. no DVR fee.
I recently upgraded to a 722 for the HD, and put the 721 in the closet to be reactivated later , as a backup or if I ever decide to hook up a 2nd room.

I've received no letter, and at the time i upgraded (In Feb), there was no TIVO judgement yet.

Will i have issues activating this in the future? Or should I just call now to see if they will upgrade it? (I doubt it since it won't be activated). Or am I just SoL in that their legal issues forced me out of a product I legitimately paid for?

I own a 721, bought for the same reasons as everyone else.. no DVR fee. I recently upgraded to a 722 for the HD, and put the 721 in the closet to be reactivated later , as a backup or if I ever decide to hook up a 2nd room.

I've received no letter, and at the time i upgraded (In Feb), there was no TIVO judgement yet.

Will i have issues activating this in the future? Or should I just call now to see if they will upgrade it? (I doubt it since it won't be activated). Or am I just SoL in that their legal issues forced me out of a product I legitimately paid for?

Probably be best to reactivate that thing if they let you if you want the upgraded one. One thing about it though, if they do replace it with a leased receiver, they will want it to stay activated or it will have to be sent back.

Same here, only its my ancient 7200 (which still works). Overall I can't complain as they are swapping it for a 625 - at no extra cost to me, including the install. But then I have been with Dish for several years so they (said) they were taking that into account. Still, the 7200 is working - but apparently they are getting ready to pull the plug on all the old gear. BTW - I thought the 7200 was not part of the TiVo lawsuit offending gear, too early?

Wow, 625 (or 522 for that matter) would be great replacement for 7200. I will have to call them soon and see if they will offer me that as well. I have been with Dish since 1997.

Just got off the phone with dish..they say that november sometime is when the 7200 will start losing channels.

I was not getting far with trying to get a 625 upgrade with no fees for my 7200 until I asked for customer retention. I've been a customer for 8 years...all is taken care of.
625 installed at no cost...dvr advantage to cover fees (my monthly bill stays the same) (they will be renewing dvr advantage in all likelyhood).

My inlaws (Los Angeles area) just had their 5000 with Dolby Adapter replaced by a DISH 381 unit under this program. I never heard of the 381 model, so I was worried about what they were being given. I wanted to make sure that they were given an equivalent receiver to what is being replaced. They are opting for the $10 back for taking away the receiver. Unlike the 311 and 322, the 381 supports Dolby optical output.

The 381 is a relabled 811 ... generally used in the MDU market now but consider it a good replacement for the 5000 (unless you want satellite HD ... then you need a ViP receiver such as the 211 - the 811 will not decode the new MPEG4 channels).

- It does NOT have a coax output.- It has an ATSC tuner, so it can pick up digital OTA signals, including HD where available.- It comes with an RF remote.- It supports HD resolutions up to 1080i via DVI or component.- It does not have an HDMI output.- It only decodes MPEG2, so it can not be used for satellite HD, which is now MPEG4 only.- It has an optical audio output for Dolby Digital.

I got my Urgent Action Required letter today. I currently have a leased VIP622 and an owned DVR721. My understanding is that Dish will replace my DVR721 with a leased DVR522 but waive the lease and DVR fees. Is that correct?

It would probably make more sense for me to replace the 721 with another HD DVR. (I am currently subscribed to DishDVR Advantage and dishHD.) Does anyone know if I would have to pay monthly lease and DVR fees on the new receiver if I do the VIP upgrade instead of the simple swap to a DVR522?

I currently have a 508 and 721 and got the letter today. I looked online and they said I could get the 722 installed for $200, 622 for $150 installed. CSR said they couldn't go any lower and that I couldn't install it myself. On the plus side, they're coming this Friday (they could have come as early as Wednesday). Not as good a deal as initial poster, but I'm ok with it. I will need to pay $10/mo. extra, no DVR fees, but did have to agree to a new 2 year commitment. I'll drop the 508 after the install, than my monthly cost will only increase $5/month since I won't have the extra receiver fee. Right now I pay $42.99 ($37.99 plus $5 extra receiver fee). Initial increase will go to $52.99, once I drop the 508 it will drop $5.

Maybe, its worth a try. I've been with them about the same and that's my package. I have a DVR fee waiver on my 7200 (part of the deal when I originally bought it, temporarily lost it, then got it back when I contacted ceo@echostar). My other DVR was a 721 which died and was replaced w/ a 522 no charge and no DVR fees. On the phone anyway, the deal is no lease charges, no DVR fees, just pay what I'm paying now. The only catch is that the 625 is officially leased, I won't own it like I do my 7200 and 522. But neither do I have to return the 7200. Not sure what I will do with it though, as it will shortly be a paperweight. I would get a modest credit on my bill if I return it (I think it was $20). I thought about eBaying it, but it would be useless as a functional reciever - only good as a collector's item. Which is the one reason I have to hang on to it - the first DVR reciever and the only (so far as I know) reciever w/ webTV.

Did you have to agree to any 12/24 month commitment? What about the phone line fee? I've been with dish since 2000 and have 2 7200s and 2 721s and have never been hooked up to a phone (would be a major pain). Also, it seems the 625 has some kind of funky wireless ability to display the second tuner on another TV? (And the 522 doesn't?) If so, I wonder if I can get rid of at least 1 receiver on the account. Finally, I wonder if it's best to call afterhours or during 'peak' hours to get a nice CSR??

In my case, I told them it would be too hard to install a phone line, and I got a phone line waiver (but if I ever hook up a phone line to my new 625, I must keep it connected always).
As to getting a nice csr, you can always ask to be put through to someone in the customer retention department. Once I was switched over, the new person was much more helpful.
Waiver for phone line, no install cost, no 24-month committment and no charge to go from a 7200 w/1 tuner to a 625 with 2-tuners.
My monthly cost will remain the same.

I received the letter last week, called 9-11, talked to Bethany and was assured there would be no lease or dvr fees for the foreseeable future. The 625 was installed 9-13.

Today, 9-16, I saw a lease charge on my bill online. I called and talked to Angel who insisted the lease fee applied in spite of my explanation of the forced dish initiated upgrade. She finally waived lease fees for one year only.

I just wrote to ceo@echostar and am awaiting a resolution.

Anyone else have this problem? Is there a better way or any tips on how to get this resolved?

The "lease fee" is the same thing as an "additional receiver fee" that you are paying for your owned 721. When a receiver is leased instead of owned, that fee is just called a "lease fee" instead. You have to pay for mirrored programming for additional receivers regardless of owned vs. leased.

I got the same letter today, and I was surprised because when I called the told me since I am in Puerto Rico I have to go to a retailer and buy a new receiver. That's a bull I have been with dish since 1999 and the CSR treat me if I was worth crap and I said hell no! I ask for a supervisor and he could not help either!. I am so mad! Well I am going to have and keep on watching the 721 and when it dies, I don't know what I am going to do!

Today finally, I got a call from Dish today and they are going to change my 721 for a 522. Well at least I got something out of nothing!

Has anyone got a 722 in exchange for their 721 without any charge or new monthly fees? I don't have an HDTV but hope to get one someday.Mitch

No, they are charging me $200 installed (they wouldn't let me do it myself). I could get it free if I would take the 522. I know I want HD soon, so now is as good a time as any. The 622 has a lot less space and was only $50 cheaper, so I went with the 722. The CSR wouldn't even offer the HD DVR's until I said I wanted HD. Monthly fee will always go up for the HD service. I am NOT being charged a DVR fee. I am keeping the 508 for now and was told several times my bill will increase $10/mo. for the HD service.

I am planning on buying the HD set before Friday when the tech will come to do the install. When you move from a 721 to a 722 installed, will the tech bring all necessary cables including HDMI, or will they expect me to have those?

I am planning on buying the HD set before Friday when the tech will come to do the install. When you move from a 721 to a 722 installed, will the tech bring all necessary cables including HDMI, or will they expect me to have those?

Usally they will bring the component cables you have to provide HDMI if you want it.

What exactly are the differences between the 522 and the 625? I dont see the 522 even available to purchase anywhere. From what I can tell:

- both have a 120gb hard drive w/ 100 hrs of recording
- both have 2 tuners w/ a PIP option.
- I'm guessing both have a 9 day program guide??
- both are PocketDish compatible
- both have UHF remotes
- both have mult-room viewing options